An outbreak of five patients with positive blood cultures for Burkholderia stabilis was detected in the Intensive Care Unit of La Princesa University Hospital, Madrid, in October 2024.
The outbreak was associated with the use of contaminated ultrasound gels. Cases were defined as patients with positive blood cultures for Bcc admitted to the ICU for more than 48 hours. Samples of ultrasound gels in use and from a stockpiled batch tested positive for Burkholderia stabilis ST-1565.
Following the recall of the contaminated batch and the implementation of control measures, no further cases were detected.
